Paper roll holder



April 1945. E. J. HILL ET AL 2,372,949

PAPER ROLL HOLDER Filed March 1, 1944 Inventor 1557-521 7 SMITH Patented Apr. 3, 1945 PAPER ROLL HOLDER Earl J. Hill, Bahama, and Lester A. Smith,

Durham, N. G.

Application March 1, 1944, Serial No. 524,592

1 Claim.

The present invention relates to new and useful improvements in paper roll holders for use particularly in public buildings, institutions, et cetera, and has for its primary object to provide, in a manner as hereinafter set forth, a deviceof this character comprising novel locking means whereby removal of the roll will be positively prevented until all of the paper has been exhausted therefrom.

Another very important object of the invention is to provide a holder of the aforementioned character which will secure the roll against rotation, thereby making it necessary to manually unwind the paper therefrom, thus preventing or discouraging waste.

other objects of the invention are to provide a paper roll holder of the character described which will be comparatively simple in construction, strong, durable, highly efiicient in use, compact and which may b manufactured at low cost.

All of the foregoing, and still further objects and advantages of the invention, will become apparent from a study of the following specification, taken in connection with the accompanying drawing wherein like characters of reference designate corresponding parts throughout the several views, and wherein:

Figure l is a view in front elevation, showing a roll of paper mounted on a holder constructed in accordance with the present invention.

Figure 2 isa view in side elevation thereof.

Figure 3 is a front elevational view of the device.

Figure 4 is a side elevational view of the device.

Figure 5 is a top plan view, showing the device closed.

Figure 6 is a view in rear elevation of the holder.

Figure 7 is a top plan view, showing the device open.

Referring now to the drawing in detail, it will be seen that the embodiment of the invention which has been illustrated comprises an angular bar of suitable metal which is designated generally by reference character I. The bar I includes a back member 2 having spaced openings 3 therein which accommodate screws 4 for mounting said member 2 horizontally On a wall or other pp rt 5.

The bar I further includes an integral side member 6 which projects forwardly at right angles from the member 2 and which terminates in a right angularly extending end portion 1 which parallels the member 2 but which is shorter than said member 2. The member 1 is provided on its free end with a pair of integral hooks 8.

An angular bar 9 is mounted for swinging movement on the bar I. The bar 9 includes a member I 0 having one end hingedly connected, as at H, to the end of the member 2 which is remote from the member 6. The bar 8 further includes a member l2 which is integral with th other end of the member 10 and which extends at right angles to said member l0.

Projecting from the free end of the member I2 is an integral shank l3. Formed integrally with the shank I3 is a crosshead I I.

It is thought that the manner in which the device is used will be readily apparent from a consideration of the foregoing. Briefly, the bar 9 is swung to open position, substantially as seen in Figure 7 of the drawing, and the roll of paper I5 is slipped on the member 1. The member I2 is then inserted in the adjacent end of the roll l5 and the bar 9 is swung to closed position. When this is done, the crosshead l4 rides outwardly on the hooks 8 and snaps therebehind, there being sufficient resiliency in the bar 9 to permit this. In this manner the bar '9 is positively locked in closed position in the roll I5. It will accordingly be seen that it will be virtually impossible to open th holder for removing the roll without first exhausting all of the paper and then destroying the usual tubular core l6 of said roll. The members I and I 2 are of a width exceeding the diameter of the tubular core it of the roll l5. It is therefore necessary to substantially flatten the roll l5, as seen in Figure 2 of the drawing, in order to mount said roll on the holder. In this manner the roll is prevented from rotating on the holder. This necessitates manually unwinding the paper from the stationary roll with the result that waste will be prevented or at least discouraged. To open the holder, the member I is pressed inwardly and the member 12 is pulled outwardly until the crosshead l4 clears the hooks 8, after which the bar may be swung to open position.

It is believed that the many advantages of a paper roll holder constructed in accordance with the present invention will be readily understood, and although a preferred embodiment of the device is as illustrated and described, it is to be understood that changes in the details of construction may be resorted to which will fall within the scope of the in ention as claimed.

What is claimed is:

A paper roll holder comprising an angular stationary bar including a member for mounting on a support, said stationary bar further including a pair of spaced hooks on'the first-named end portion, a shank on the second-named end portion, said shank engazeable between the hooks. and. a crosshead on the shank engageable with 5 said hooks.

EARL J. HILL- LESTER A. SMITH. 

